HP StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library User and Service Guide

library communication continues during the transition. Using this screen is easier than changing
the active and control path drives in the Expert Partition Wizard.
NOTE: This feature only applies to Basic CPF and is not used when Advanced CPF is enabled.
1. Click Failover.
2. Click Submit.
Enabling or disabling mailslots
The Configuration > Mailslot screen lists each of the mailslots and shows whether each is enabled
or disabled. To change the state, click the button for the mailslot and then click Submit. Slots not
enabled as mailslots are available as storage slots.
To change the length of time that a mailslot or magazine remains unlocked, select the duration
and then click Submit.
Figure 14 Configuration > Mailslots screen
Configuring library partitions
The library has a flexible partitioning scheme with a few key constraints:
• Each partition must have at least one tape drive. One drive in each partition will host the
library LUN for the partition.
• The maximum number of partitions is 20.
54 Operating the library